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The Ipswich Torcs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 May 2014

John Brailsford  and
J. E. Stapley
John Brailsford
Affiliation:
British Museum
J. E. Stapley
Affiliation:
Sir John Cass School of Art, City of London Polytechnic
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Extract

The hoard of gold torcs from Ipswich comprises five found in 1968, to which must be added a sixth found on 18 October 1970. The five found in 1968 were in immediate association with each other and are here numbered 1 to 5. The 1970 find, my number 6, may be accepted as from the same hoard but separated from the others during the course of earth-moving in the area concerned.

All the torcs are outstanding examples of early Celtic craftsmanship, and the group is of exceptional technical interest and great sociological and economic significance.

Type
Research Article
Information
Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society , Volume 38 , December 1972 , pp. 219 - 234
Copyright
Copyright © The Prehistoric Society 1972

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